Nevada hospitals received a mix of A, B and C grades in the latest Hospital Safety Grade report from The Leapfrog Group, with Reno-area facilities generally scoring well while Southern Nevada hospitals posted a broader range of results.
The biannual report evaluates hospitals on preventable harm, including medical errors, injuries and infections, using national safety data and up to 32 performance measures.
Nevada ranked 14th nationally this cycle for the percentage of hospitals earning A grades.
Across the Silver State, seven hospitals earned A grades, eight received B grades and four received C grades in Leapfrog’s spring 2026 rankings.
What hospitals are graded on for safety by Leapfrog
Leapfrog’s hospital safety grades evaluate hospitals across five major areas: infections, surgery-related problems, safety problems, practices designed to prevent errors and measures tied to doctors, nurses and hospital staff.
Hospitals receive scores ranging from worse than average to better than average in each category. The overall letter grades are based on how hospitals perform across those combined safety measures.
How did Northern Nevada hospitals rank for safety in spring 2026?
Northern Nevada hospitals mostly received A and B grades in the latest report. No Nevada hospitals received D or F grades this spring.
Two hospitals earned A grades:
- Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Reno
- Sierra Medical Center, Reno
Three hospitals received B grades:
- Northern Nevada Medical Center, Sparks
- Renown Regional Medical Center
- Renown South Meadows Medical Center
One area hospital received a C grade, though it wasn’t in Reno-Sparks:
- Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center
Leapfrog data reviewed by the RGJ showed Northern Nevada hospitals generally scored strongly in categories tied to medication safety, leadership and practices designed to prevent errors.
Hospitals showed more mixed results in some categories tied to infections, surgery-related problems and patient safety events.
Saint Mary’s and Sierra Medical Center, both of which earned A grades this spring, received several better-than-average scores across multiple safety categories, though both hospitals also showed some weaker or unavailable measures in select infection and patient safety event categories.
Renown Regional Medical Center maintained a B grade after receiving C grades in 2024, while Renown South Meadows Medical Center slipped from recent A grades to a B this spring.
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center received the area’s lowest grade. While the hospital scored strongly in some categories tied to leadership and practices designed to prevent errors, several lower scores in patient safety event and surgery-related categories weighed on its overall grade.
How did Southern Nevada hospitals rank for safety in spring 2026?
Southern Nevada hospitals received a wider mix of scores, ranging from A to C.
Five hospitals earned A grades:
- 99th Medical Group Nellis Air Force Base
- North Vista Hospital
- St. Rose Dominican Hospitals – San Martin Campus
- Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
- Valley Hospital Medical Center
Five hospitals received B grades:
- Henderson Hospital
- MountainView Hospital
- Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center
- Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center
- St. Rose Dominican Hospitals – Siena Campus
Three hospitals received C grades:
- Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center
- Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center
- University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
How Nevada compared nationally in latest hospital safety rankings
Leapfrog ranked Nevada No. 14 nationally for the percentage of hospitals earning A grades in spring 2026. About 36.8% of Nevada hospitals received A grades this cycle, down slightly from 38.9% in fall 2025.
Among Western states, Utah ranked No. 4 nationally with 50% of hospitals earning A grades, while California ranked No. 10 at 39.8%. Nevada ranked 14th nationally, ahead of Oregon at No. 16 and Arizona at No. 25 in the latest report.
Connecticut, Virginia and South Carolina ranked highest nationally for the percentage of A-rated hospitals. North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming had no A-rated hospitals this cycle.
More information is available at hospitalsafetygrade.org, including detailed scoring for each facility.